This week’s prompt from the Carrot Ranch
May 17, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about property values. Perhaps its a home, business or pencil museum. What makes them go up or down? Go where the prompt leads.
‘You ever wanted to buy property, Logan?’
‘Once. Made a lawyer laugh, though.’
‘I didn’t know they were allowed.’
‘Yeah. He read these papers and wrote me the value was adversely impacted by the dodgy basement.’
‘Damp?’
‘Just listen. When I called, told him it was a second floor flat he laughed. Said it was a crap spell check and he meant an easement?’
‘What’s that?’
‘A right of way.’
‘Why didn’t he say?’
‘That’s what I asked. He said he thought easement was easier to understand than incorporeal hereditament.’
‘Is that even a thing?’
‘Twat.’
‘Aren’t they all?’
Made me laugh, too!
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You do make me giggle!!!!
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😂😂
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Good thing I didn’t become a lawyer, Geoff. I agree with you [grin].
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An honest accountant? Who knew!!
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Gads, my experience with easements has not been good. Most are not well-spelled out to begin with and subject to wildly differing interpretations. BS is right.
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Never did like them. So unnecessarily complex
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What’s black and tan and looks good on a lawyer?
A Doberman Pinscher.
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Ha. What do you call 1000 lawyers chained to the sea bed? A good start…
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The difference between a lawyer and a vulture? At the end of the day the lawyer removes his wingtips. *(N. America; fancy shoes)
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Good one. 😄 Love these D.O. pieces. (Dialogue only.) A tweep and I used to have D.O. challenges to twitter micro prompts. Fun.
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Yes I enjoy them. They let he Characters develop in very human ways
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